Physicians With Lived Experience: How Their Stories Offer Clinical Guidance

In medicine, it can be tempting to draw a clear line between patient and health practitioner, between the individual requiring care and treatment and the one offering it. But what happens when the clinician is the one facing a mental health challenge? For decades, psychiatric illness has been stigmatized within the medical community, casting those who seek treatment as weak and incapable of practicing effectively.

This compelling and illuminating new volume pushes back against that outdated...